" Every girl wishes to hold a bouquet in one hand, a ring in one finger, a knot in one's heart, forever tied to the man they so truly love ... "
I've been attended many weddings in Singapore, and all of them are mixed with Western and Eastern culture. However, the one I attended in China with Hubby, was the most traditional ones I've ever been to. It was purely set in Chinese culture. First of all, they had the tradition of the groom making his way with a long train of cars to the bride's house. The cars were meant to fetch the bride's family, relatives and friends to the groom's house. But of course, they had their own tea ceremony performed in both households. I actually went along with Hubby throughout the whole charades as he was the groom's best man and I sort of wanted to see how a traditional Chinese wedding was carried out.
I've got a few compliments from a few of Hubby's friends as well, as the previous time they saw me they said I looked like a cute little girl and kept teasing Hubby to be some pedophile. I did tell them about my age but they did not believe as I looked really young. I guessed that is a good thing? Lol. So after seeing me in a pair of killer(literally!) black stilettos, my most favourite black lacey dress, and make-up, they said I looked much prettier and all grown up. Haha thanks!(:
Anyways, back to the wedding~!
The tradition calls upon for the bride to not set foot on the floor throughout until reaching the place where the bride and groom exchanges their vows. So here, Liling(bride) is being carried by her brother, which was a pretty easy job considering that she is super light. And we can see Xiaohu(groom) posing off victory signs after much effort of getting into the house.
Here is the exterior of their outdoor wedding setting. It is so beautiful I tell you.
And here is the main gate where family, relatives and friends enter.
Here is the full view of the wedding setting: I love the concept of an outdoor wedding as it seems more closer to nature and I love how they had a pond of swans beside it.
And here is my darling Hubby after an exhausting day of being an amazing best man, attending to the groom's beck and call.
Here am I, taking a picture with my Hubby's mother(: She has been a great host to me once again during my visits to Nanjing. The funny thing is that after witnessing her son's best friend's wedding, she kept asking Hubby when it was his turn. Perhaps it was the added pressure from his other peers that made her did as such.
So anyways, after the wedding, I had a lot to think about. I saw the bride with tears of joy as she walked along the aisle and I have to say that it was indeed every girl's dream to be married to the man of her dreams. The groom, too, was filled with much emotion as he held his bride's hands tightly. Even though I was just an outsider to this whole ceremony, I still shared in their heartfelt emotions. Somehow it felt different from the other weddings I had attended, maybe because I got to experience the 'backstage' of it all. But of course, I do not think that I would have my wedding in a traditional Chinese setting as my family is not entirely Chinese, and I can't exactly force my mother to partake in something she does not see fit in.
" Both shed tears of joy as they know that within their vows, hold a deeper commitment to each other, that they embark on a new adventure of themselves, building their own legacy with their names engraved in their promises ... "